Vocab
Waiting for the audience to quiet down after a funny line or scene
what is holding for laughs
to draw the maximum response from the audience from comic lines or action
what is milk
a stage signal
what is a cue
In the Middle Ages there were two main types of plays
what are mystery and morality
Thes plays were the first plays to unite what
what is religious and secular life
who are what is on stage when the curtain rises
what is at rise
to obstruct or block the view of the audience or to use ad lib to cover an unexpected event during a performance
what is cover
to improvise stage business or conversation
what is ad lib
When liturgical drama outgrew the churches it was being performed in, where did it move to?
what is outside
After moving outside of the chruch, drama did or did not quickly move away from Biblical scripture and stories
what is did NOT
to emphasize a line with extra force
what is hit
acting role with very few lines
what is bit
distinctive action that is repeated and serves as a clue to a character's peronality, such as a peculiar laugh or walk
what is master gesture
These plays depict the whole history of the Christian universe
what are cycle plays
This led to the Cycle plays being banned
English Protestant Reformation
movement by an actor from one location to another onstage
what is cross
to stop action
what is to cut
acting role used for personality comparison
what is a foil
Mystery was another word for
what is a trade
These plays were about the lives of Saints
what are Miracle plays
giving lines and action in such a way that anoterh actor can make a point or get a laugh
movement or sweep of the play as it progresses
what is pace
movement in a direction opposite to a cross to balance the stage picture
what is countercross
If you did not know your lines what happened
what is you were fined
The one message of Morality plays is
what is you will die!!!!